Invincible #53

Billing itself as "The All-New, All-Awesome Invincible," issue #53 arrives in 2008 with a cover that wastes no time — Mark Grayson in his blue-and-black suit drives a devastating punch straight into a massive, crumbling rock-like opponent, sending chunks of stone exploding in every direction. Ryan Ottley's cover art crackles with kinetic energy, capturing the sheer physical intensity that defines this series at its best. With Robert Kirkman's storytelling, Ottley's linework, inking by Cliff Rathburn, and colors by FCO Plascencia, this is a creative team firing on all cylinders.